Emobot develops EmoCare and EmoDTx, medical devices that utilize AI algorithms to continuously monitor emotional signals through facial expressions and voice analysis, providing real-time assessments of mood disorders like depression. This technology addresses the critical shortage of mental health resources by enabling more accurate diagnostics and personalized treatment options for patients.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
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Problem
The increasing prevalence of mood disorders is outpacing the availability and effectiveness of mental health resources. Traditional diagnostic methods rely on subjective questionnaires and clinical observation, lacking objective, continuous measures of emotional state. This results in delayed diagnoses, ineffective treatment plans, and limited endpoints for pharmaceutical development.
Solution
Emobot offers two AI-powered medical devices, EmoCare and EmoDTx, designed for continuous, passive monitoring of emotional signals through facial expression and voice analysis. EmoCare serves as a diagnostic tool, providing objective mood assessments to aid clinicians in identifying and monitoring mood disorders. EmoDTx delivers personalized digital therapy, adapting to the patient's emotional state to enhance treatment adherence and outcomes. By continuously tracking emotional tone, Emobot's technology aims to provide objective insights into mood fluctuations, facilitating timely interventions and improved mental healthcare management.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes mental health professionals (psychiatrists, therapists) seeking objective tools for diagnosis and treatment monitoring, as well as pharmaceutical companies looking to enhance drug development and clinical trial endpoints.
Features
- Continuous monitoring of emotional state through facial expression and voice analysis.
- AI-powered algorithms that quantify emotional tone and detect changes in mood.
- EmoCare: Diagnostic tool providing objective assessments of mood disorders for clinicians.
- EmoDTx: Digital therapeutic delivering personalized interventions based on real-time emotional state.
- Emotional heatmaps summarizing a patient's emotional tone throughout the day.
- Algorithms and digital biomarkers developed in partnership with the AIMAC laboratory (CentraleSupélec, IETR, CNRS).